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2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin

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2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, also known as dioxin; TCDBD; TCDD; 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzodioxin; 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-1,4-dioxin; and 2,3,7,8-TCDD, has no commercial uses (USEPA 1985a). Its structure and properties are shown in Table 1.

Based on USEPA (1985a), except for Section I which is based on USEPA (1984a)

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